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The new iRobot Roomba 560 has twice the cleaning power of the Roomba Scheduler, improved navigation, anti-tangle technology, cleaning of edges and corners, larger dustbin and improved filtration of dust and allergens. The dramatically increased reliability makes this robotic vacuum cleaner a real breakthrough. It will even tell you how to set it up or when something is wrong.

The Roomba 560 is much more reliable than the older roomba models or its competitors. It should last up to 5 years of daily use.

The Roomba 560 features a Virtual Wall Lighthouse technology that ensures that a Roomba has completely cleaned a room before allowing it to move on to the next room. It also helps Roomba 560 to understand the size of a room, thus making it more efficient. Unlike the old virtual walls, which used IR to communicate with Roomba, the Lighthouse uses three IR beams and RF to allow for a systematic room-to-room cleaning. As the robot begins cleaning a room, the Lighthouse acts as a barrier. When the robot has finished cleaning the room, it sends a signal to the lighthouse, which instructs Roomba to pass into the next room.

The bottom of Roomba 560 is now modular . This makes the new Roomba easy to clean and almost everything is user replaceable. iRobot claims that this, along with better seals that keep out grit, will extend the life of the robotic vacuum five-fold. The modular components also make the Roomba more hackable than before.

The iRobot Roomba 560 drives around the house sensing dirt and vacuuming the floor for about 45 minutes per room. According to manufacturer, all models of the Roomba 500 series have a larger chamber for dirt, a more powerful motor and the vacuum power has been increased by 100 percent.

Improved navigation, wall following, and coverage patterns provide the most efficient cleaning of the entire room, along kickboards, cabinet edges, in corners, under and around furniture.

An array of IR sensors running along the front bumper and the optimized software helps Roomba to slow down a bit before impact, so it does not bump into your furniture anymore.

The brushes on the underside were re-designed to shoot larger chunks of debris into the bin. The suspension on the wheels was improved to give greater mobility over thresholds. The new Roomba also works on big thick carpets.

The Roomba 500 series finally overcomes the tangle problem by stalling the brushes momentarily whenever a tassel is encountered, then moving away. However, this feature is not perfect. Smaller cords will still get munched.

You can schedule up to seven different cleaning times for Roomba to clean when it's most convenient for you. Roomba 560 will clean 3-4 rooms on a single charge, will get into hard-to-reach areas like wall edges and beneath furniture while avoiding stairs and other drop-offs. Roomba 570 automatically adjusts from carpets to hard floors and back again.

When its battery is running low, or when the cleaning is complete, Roomba automatically returns to the self-charging Home Base to dock and recharge.

The fine particle filter traps dust, pollen and other allergens inside Roomba's large, bag-less dustbin.